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Planer jig plans. In this project you ll learn how to build a simple table saw jointer jig that will give you the clean straight edges necessary to do glue ups and make other tight fitting joints. If your budget won t allow for a planer just yet we have a solution. The essence of this jig is a plywood base fitted with a guide strip that slides along the miter gauge slot on your table saw. Our surfacing jig turns a router into a serviceable planer.
As an avowed shallow water a step by step build video. I used an off cut of 18mm construction ply for my sled. Infeed outfeed table for a portable planer. Cut out the two long vertical supports by first taping them together with double face tape then cutting and sanding the curves.
The moveable sled will fit virtually any make or model of fixed base router and a pair of holddowns keep workpieces. We used poplar on a baltic birch base this jig will fit most planers but you can measure your planer and adjust the dimensions as necessary. Build the bed rails. Http setting up a planer sled one of my favorite woodworking.
Thickness planers are worth their weight in gold but adding one to your shop doesn t come cheap. Planer sled project from shopnotes magazine vol. Matt herren of alabama has qualified for nine bassmaster classic and flw forrest wood cup championship tournaments along with winning more than 1 million in his career. Flattening and thicknessing a board if you don t have a jointer thicknesser.